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land forces

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plural noun

  1. armed forces serving on land

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After taking command of the land forces in 2021, Gen Kainerugaba's rise accelerated rapidly.

From BBC

"The National Guard is a recent creation within our army, initiated by President Talon as part of our fight against terrorism. It is a land forces unit equipped with significant resources, following major investments in recent years, and its personnel are well trained," he said.

From BBC

When his “political enemy,” the glib and popular Alcibiades, sways the assembly, Nicias replies that this means sending both a fleet and “large numbers of land forces.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"And those who do not respect this order...have their own problems," added the general, who heads Uganda's land forces.

From BBC

A spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreigners Coordination Department of the Land Forces Command told CNN that Routh’s “messages and ideas” were “delusional.”

From Salon